Cyanobacterial system for CO2 capture and co-production f high value products

这项拟议研究的目标是开发基于生物的技术，在生产高价值产品的同时捕获废物二氧化碳。销售这种高价值产品的收入可以用来抵消二氧化碳捕获的成本。因此，这项技术将为企业减少二氧化碳排放提供财务激励。蓝藻，也被称为蓝藻，将是二氧化碳捕获系统的生物成分，我们将通过生产酶来演示高价值产品的生产。然而，我们建议的技术也可以用于生产生物塑料和生物柴油。建议的研究包括两个主要部分。其一是开发适用于排放富含二氧化碳的高温污水的工业工厂的封闭式生物反应器设计。拟议研究的另一个主要组成部分是开发能够产生重组酶的蓝藻。虽然几乎任何酶都可以在这些系统中制造，但我们首先将重点放在有助于生物燃料开发的酶，如纤维素酶。

The goal of the proposed research is to develop biologically-based technologies that can capture waste CO2 while producing a high-valued product. The revenue from the sale of the high-valued product could be used to offset the cost of the CO2 capture. Thus, this technology would provide financial incentives for companies to reduce their CO2 emissions. Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, would be the biological component of the CO2 capture system, and we will demonstrate the production of a high-valued product through the production of enzymes. However, our proposed technology could also be used to produce bioplastics and biodiesel.There are two main components to the proposed research. One is the development of closed bioreactor designs suitable for industrial plants emitting hot effluent that is rich in CO2. The other main component of the proposed research is the development of cyanobacteria that can produce recombinant enzymes. Although almost any enzyme could be made in these systems, we will initially focus on enzymes, such as cellulases, that can contribute to biofuel development.